Agency sources said the items have been seized and will be part of the investigation against the officer.
Hyderabad:
Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau seized over 3.6 kg of gold jewelery worth Rs 1.51 crore, Rs 65.5 lakh in cash and several property documents from the house of an executive engineer here, a day after he was caught allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 84,000. were done. Said on Tuesday.
The executive engineer in the Tribal Welfare Engineering Department was caught by the ACB in his office on Monday when he allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe amount of Rs 84,000 from a complainant (a licensed contractor) for performing an official duty . Later he was taken into custody by the agency.
In continuation of the net, the ACB conducted searches at the residence of the accused officer, where they found cash, gold and property documents related to open plots and agricultural lands, the agency said in an official release.
Agency sources said the items have been seized and will be part of the investigation against the officer and the matter is under investigation.
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